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Women's Initiative for Self-Actualization

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Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Scientific and technological communities
  • Children and youth
  • Women
  • Non-governmental organization
  • Farmers
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: Women's Initiative for Self-Actualization do attains local meetings with UNICEF and UNDP in Nigeria. We are in local monitoring of activities for UNDP in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and other collaborative bodies in Nigeria
Affiliation with other organizations: World Non-Governmental organization –WANGO, Nigeria National Non-Governmental Organization –NNNGO, Civil Society on HIV/AIDS Nigeria Child Protection Network -Nigeria Association of Non-Governmental on Vulnerable Children -Nigeria, Women Accesss to Vaccince Association and Non-Governmental on Adult Literacy Services Support
Publications: N/A
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development: 		N/A

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations: Wolrd Non-Governmental organisation -WANGO Nigeria National Non-Governmental Organization -NNNGO Civil Society on HIV/AIDS Nigeria Child Protection Network -Nigeria Association of Non-Governmental on Vulnerable Children -Nigeria
Purpose of the organization: • Enhanced the poor and excluded people and communities to exercise power to secure their rights especially women and girls. • Alleviate the extreme hunger, poverty for the excluded and disadvantaged women, youth and children through economic empowerment. • Improve the wellbeing of children (5-18years) through psychosocial, nutritional and education support.
Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: programs on stigmatization and discrimination on the rights of Persons with Disabilities - Capacity building on rights of persons with disability
A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: Ms. Uduak Enefiok Nyong - President/CEO Glory E. Etukudo - Member, Mercy Akpan Jacob, - Member Ms. Grace E. Akpan -Treasurer Ms. Dopse G. Sandy - Secretary They are all Nigerians
Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: Women's Initiative for Self-Actualization has over 1,800 members in the system. Membership of Women's Initiative for Self-Actualization is open to all categories of people especially, women, persons with disabilities, widows and single mothers

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations: Wolrd Non-Governmental organisation -WANGO Nigeria National Non-Governmental Organization -NNNGO Civil Society on HIV/AIDS Nigeria Child Protection Network -Nigeria Association of Non-Governmental on Vulnerable Children -Nigeria
Publications: N/A
Statements or documents submitted
to the Commission on the Status of Women: 		N/A
Statements or documents submitted
to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: 		N/A

Informal regional network of NGOs

UN-NGO-IRENE Newsletter: Yes

Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
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